Offbeat Empire

02/03/2026

If you're one of those folks who loved our old behind the scenes posts.... this one's for you:
https://arielist.beehiiv.com/p/offbeatwedb2b 💋

01/28/2026

*tap tap tap* is this thing on? It's been five years since I've updated this page, and WOW a lot has changed since 2020.

These days, Offbeat Empire LLC is mostly a consulting firm working with founders, leaders, and teams on everything from mindset to messaging to empathetic AI usage. You can see more about who I work with over here: offbeatempire.com/case-studies Leave a comment if you have any questions about working together!

I'm also still publishing Offbeat Wed, but it's pivoted this year to be an industry-facing publication: offbeatwed.com/b2b

For those of you who are still out there, and still using Facebook (LOL! why are any of us still here?? I blame the local freecycle group), thanks for sticking around all these years 💕

Offbeat Wed is shifting its focus to vendors. The previous structure worked for a long time, until it didn’t. What’s become clear is that the work where I feel most useful now is helping the creatives behind the weddings build businesses that actually support their lives. Let's talk about it.

08/20/2020

Most of you know that Offbeat Home is essentially retired at this point... but I bought the ol' girl out of dormancy for this post which feels sadly relevant these days with all the pandemic divorces going around:

offbeathome.com/surviving-divorce

Here's how surviving divorce taught me 9 lessons that are helping me survive through 2020.

06/29/2020

Hey guys! My new book, From Sh!tshow To Afterglow, publishes on July 21st. It's about how to rebound after loss, grief, and the other cruel crises life throws your way — it's sorta the anti-self-help book.

To encourage everyone to get their copies of Sh!tshow ordered now, my publisher is hosting a preorder sweepstakes, and I want one of you to win!

The Sh!tshow Survival Kit
I lovingly assembled this package, and I'm so excited about it.

Here's what's included in the Sh!tshow Survival Kit:

Luxe gold-embossed Moleskine journal
Great for self-reflection and doing all that brutal ego-dismantlement work!

Hand-stamped raw brass hoop earrings by Seattle jeweler Squirrel vs. Coyote
One earring is stamped with the word SH*TSHOW, and the other says AFTERGLOW. You can wear them both or go asymmetrical and rock just the one that shows where you're at in your process on that particular day!

Handcrafted AFTERGLOW meditation candle by Virginia candlemaker UNLAX
The hand-blended soy candle smells like a custom blend of sandalwood, amber, and nonduality!

3-month membership to The Afterglow
This is my new membership program with exclusive weekly mailers, and massive members-only archive filled with essays, audiobooks, guided meditations, deleted scenes from Sh!tshow, and more.

How to Enter
To be entered into the sweepstakes, fill out the form with your contact info and a preorder receipt number. The sweepstakes ends 7/20/20 at 11:59 pm ET.

ENTER TO WIN: http://bit.ly/afterglowsweeps

04/27/2020

Trying to make sure everyone who needs this, sees this:

I know better than anyone just how difficult these past couple months have been for the wedding industry. We're all in this sinking boat together, but I want to do what I can to support my beloved colleagues who've been a part of the Offbeat Bride Vendor Guide this past decade... I'm offering any we...

01/01/2020

The first thing you should know about the Offbeat Empire circa 2020 is that the name is even more of a humorous misnomer than it used to be: the Offbeat Empire is just me now...

The first thing you should know about the Offbeat Empire circa 2020 is that the name is even more of a humorous misnomer than it used to be: the company is just me now.

10/22/2019

COMING JUNE 2020: An irreverent guide to rebounding after loss, grief, and all the other cruel crises life throws our way

https://offbeatempire.com/sh*tshow

An irreverent guide to rebounding after loss, grief, and all the other cruel crises life throws our way Sometimes your foundation crumbles. Sometimes you realize there wasn’t a foundation to …

09/18/2019

HUMBLING AF

What’s it like editing a book about your wedding 15 years after the fact? It’s humbling. It’s embarrassing. It makes you realize how much you’ve changed, and it makes you de…

08/13/2019

Well, that's unexpected...

Squeal! 😲 The third edition of the Offbeat Bride book is available for preorder and the #1 new release its category on Amazon! 🎉🎉🎉 You can pre-order your copy at amzn.to/2TsqhZb

06/11/2019

Hey, Seattle: See you next week maybe??

As part of my Offbeat Ada's event series here in Seattle at Ada's Technical Books, I'm hosting an evening of discussion with two Seattle publishing industry colleagues to dig into.....